El Pollo Loco tapped into LA’s food truck culture for its shredded beef birria

Known for its citrus marinated chicken, El Pollo Loco usually doesn’t do beef. But it made an exception for its latest menu item. It’s called Shredded Beef Birria, and it’s available in burritos, crispy tacos and quesadillas for a limited time. “I think our customers will love a little bit of switch-up,” said Heather Gardea,…

Ukraine reports 300 dead in airstrike on Mariupol theater

By NEBI QENA and ANDREA ROSA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — About 300 people were killed in the Russian airstrike last week on a Mariupol theater that was being used as a shelter, Ukrainian authorities said Friday in what would make it the war’s deadliest known attack on civilians yet. The bloodshed at the theater fueled…